Washing-machine



(N Model.)

J. H. BATES.

WASHING MACHINE. y y

Patented 001;. 25, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. BATES, OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,871, dated October25, 1892.

Y. Application filed .Tune 28, 1892. Serial No. 438,254. (No model.)

.To @ZZ whompit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. BATES, of Santa Barbara, in the county ofSanta Barbara and State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Washing- Machines; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in washing-machines in whichrevolving scrubbers are used; and its object is to furnish a simple,cheap, and effective washing-machine, and one that requires a minimumamount of labor to operate it; and my invention more particularlyresides in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of partshereinafter fully specified, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of myinvention, and Fig. 2 is a perspective View. Fig. 3 is a detail.

The tub A has lugs B fastened to its side, which rest on shoulders C onthe sides of the box E. Through the bottom of the tub A projects theshaft F of a circular corrugated scrubber The lower end of the shaft Fis bent at right angles to form a crank H, to the end of which crank ispivoted a forked connecting-rod I, having two arms, which pass one oneither side of a post D of the frame E and are hooked o r otherwiseloosely se cured to the ends of a curved piece J, which is firmlyfastened or welded to the lower end of a lever K and at right angles toit.

The lever K has an oscillatory motion in a bearingL in a bracket M,secured to the framepost D.

Through a bearing N in the top part O of the box E, over the top of thetub A, extends a shaft P, to the lower end of which is fastened acircular scrubber Q, with corrugations on its lower side similar tothose on the upper side of the lower scrubber G. The

the lever K by means of the connecting-rod S. The top part O of the boxE is hinged at T to the side of box E, so that it can be raised, thuscarrying with it the scrubber Q.

The clothes to be washed are placed in the tub on the scrubber G. Thetop O of the box E is then closed, as shown in Fig. 1, carrying with itthe upper scrubber Q. The operator then grasps the lever K at its upperend and imparts to it a forward and backward motion. The lever K ispivoted in the bracket M at such a distance from the post D as to allowthe lever to oscillate through a distance sufcient to turn the cranksI-I R through about one-third of a circle.

It is readily seen from the drawings that the lower scrubber has acircular movement backward and forward under the clothes, while theupper scrubber has a similar motion forward andbackward on the top ofthe clothes.

rlhe corrugated surfaces on the scrubbers are made either of wood orgalvanized iron. The boxing in the bottom of the tub through which theshaft F passes is packed to prevent leakage.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a washing-machine, the combination of a frame, a washingtub supportedon the frame by means of lugs, a rock-shaft journaled in the bottom ofthe tub, carrying an uneven or scrubbing surface, a rock-shaft journaledin the frame above the tub, carrying an uneven or scrubbing surface,crankarms on the rock-shafts, an oscillating lever pivoted on the frame,and links connecting the cranks with the lever, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

J OI-IN H. BATES.

Witnesses:

C. J. MODIVITT, C. W. PAsEY.

